Anyway, here are some pictures of Toot and Chee getting their baths and spring trims in an attempt to stop them from picking up pickers in their fur. Chee Chee has already had several burrow into his skin. :(
Teyla doesn't know what's about to happen...
Cheech senses that something's up...
Getting much of his fluff shaved off
Poor Toot being "tortured"
Drying off
Recovering. The poor thing was so distraught that when I'd give her a bone, she'd hold it in her mouth for a while then start to chew.
As a lab/retriever, Cheech doesn't mind getting wet as much as Toot does
Beautiful toesies
Slowly recovering from the trauma. But at least her white fur was white again!The grass is now turning yellow, despite our May rains, but just a week or two ago, it was greener and the goats and Sheepy were out enjoying it. Alex tries to get them out a few times a week, just for a change of scenery, but they're always happy to go back into their safe pen.
Tumnus
Patch poses
Orangie. Don't let her innocent appearance fool you. She and Batilda Jr. escape the chicken run every day and waltz around the property like they own the place, digging up everything. What's worse, we get fly predators in the mail and sprinkle their eggs/flies on fresh horse poop because the predators eat the fly larvae and keep down the fly population. It's a natural way to control pests. But Orangie keeps coming along and eating the fly predators. I had a battle with her the other day and even Houdini helped me by blocking her off from reaching the poop. Then he got bored. Orangie won.
Sheepy
Yes, she's fat and needs a shearing
Peaceful for the moment. The goats and Sheepy tend to pick fights while grazing.
Like this. Cora is about to butt Sheepy!
Cora's hackles are still up!
Beautiful Patch (Cora's daughter and Tumnus' niece who is older than him)
Run, Tummy, run!
Yum
Tumnus in technicolor!
Beautiful Cora. You can see why she was a grand champion like her momma, Banana!
Houdini and Sparrow now have access to Mickey's stall. Houdini spent a lot of time bucking and prancing about with excitement, then bit everything (he's never lived in a wooden structure). The novelty has since worn off, but sometimes when Sparrow is in the stall and he can't see her, he whinnies and bolts, looking for her. I worry it's because after Mickey died, Dini often stared at his stall (he couldn't see inside), waiting for him to come out. But he never did. During these anxious bouts, Houdini skids to a halt a few centimeters from the door. A true quarter horse. And a total momma's boy.
Houdini looks like a hippo!The vet came out yesterday to give Houdini and Sparrow their vaccinations and she said that they were both healthy. Sparrow is getting up there in age and has bad arthritis, but she loves to compete. The vet gave us some new medication to try, but was amazed at how sound she was despite her age and injuries. I think it's because of her spirit. She is a horse in the same make of Ruffian. She wouldn't show pain until it incapacitated her.
Houdini had a bad bout of sand colic when he was one or two. He rolled so much that his colon flipped over. He almost died and had to get emergency surgery and stay in a horse hospital for 2 weeks. Ever since, he has been terrified of vets and women in hats. So having the vet visit is always an ordeal that involves much kicking and thrashing.
Yesterday, Sparrow was sedated a little so that her vaccinations would be more comfortable. Houdini was snacking on grass hay at the time, but while the vet was showing my mom how to inject her new medicine into her neck, Houdini noticed something was up and started smacking Sparrow with his head, trying to get her to react. Since she was sedated, she didn't. Worried, he trotted into the next stall and nickered as he touched her nose with his.
She barely responded and he began to grow anxious. Of course, by then it was his turn, so all the vet had to do was enter the stall with him for Houdini to become a firefoot. Luckily, the vet handed my mom the sedative then backed off, and while I held Sparrow nearby (in an attempt to keep him calm) , my mom quickly gave him the injection. After 15 minutes, his head and lips were hanging, the poor goof. The rest of his exam went well, and while I was worried he was fat, the vet scored him at a 5 (with 10 being obese) and said she couldn't hear any sand in his gut. That's a great relief given how big his tummy is and that we live in the sand and he's a fricking vacuum cleaner.
Houdini had a bad bout of sand colic when he was one or two. He rolled so much that his colon flipped over. He almost died and had to get emergency surgery and stay in a horse hospital for 2 weeks. Ever since, he has been terrified of vets and women in hats. So having the vet visit is always an ordeal that involves much kicking and thrashing.
Dini checks out the smoothness of a trash can lid
Yesterday, Sparrow was sedated a little so that her vaccinations would be more comfortable. Houdini was snacking on grass hay at the time, but while the vet was showing my mom how to inject her new medicine into her neck, Houdini noticed something was up and started smacking Sparrow with his head, trying to get her to react. Since she was sedated, she didn't. Worried, he trotted into the next stall and nickered as he touched her nose with his.
She barely responded and he began to grow anxious. Of course, by then it was his turn, so all the vet had to do was enter the stall with him for Houdini to become a firefoot. Luckily, the vet handed my mom the sedative then backed off, and while I held Sparrow nearby (in an attempt to keep him calm) , my mom quickly gave him the injection. After 15 minutes, his head and lips were hanging, the poor goof. The rest of his exam went well, and while I was worried he was fat, the vet scored him at a 5 (with 10 being obese) and said she couldn't hear any sand in his gut. That's a great relief given how big his tummy is and that we live in the sand and he's a fricking vacuum cleaner.
Mackenzie's Momma -- Your neighbor's dog sounds so cute! I should've guessed that you guys would also be the hangout for loose animals in the area. ;) And oh no! Yes, you must e-mail me the story. Do I need to beat someone up for you?
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Great pictures :D hasn't quite gotten warm enough to give our dog her trim yet up here. Its close though.
It's always interesting to see how the animals reacting to the sedation.
So....we had kids again last night. What a nightmare. Two GIANT Alpine kids, who in true Alpine form attempted to arrive together in a tangle of limbs and heads. So the vet was called (because after 20 minutes of futzing around in her uterus I decided to call in the expert) and came and pulled two very healthy kids. One buck (black with white trim) and one doe (all black except a white splash on one side). It was funny because the vet handed me the buck kid and the first thing I did was check what he was and then declared "NUTS!" my vet started cracking up and was like "Alive. Normally I hear alive." To which I retorted "Yeah but I should have known vet bill equals nuts."
So I'll drop you the story to your Bone_rice email address ;) but I don't think butt kicking is in order.
Oh I love the animal pictures. Thanks. Teyla looks awfully calm to be getting groomed. Tumnus is SO cute!
That must be so much fun having those animals around all of the time. I live in a suburb but they've recently given permission for my area to have chickens. So the neighbors about 4 houses down just got 6 of them. It's like my own personal zoo. I go down and visit the chickens and say hello to the neighborhood dogs on the way. Your chickens sound very mischevious though. I'm picturing you and Alex in a human/chicken scuffle....trying to get them rounded up.
Oh and Cora's just Gorgeous! I love her coloring.
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